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The Sun, 1941-10-15

1941-10-15-001

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#E COULD CH£ER;-!FONLYWE
LIKED THE WEARER OF THE Efo'OT.
What Can I Do?
"What can I do?" "How can I be of help?" As always
happens in an hour of national crisis, thoughts of self are
put aside and an earnest desire to be of service wells forth
the country over.
The most important thing* you can do today is to keep
up your morale and the morale of those about you. When the
time comes for action, which, God forbid it ever will, we will
be on the crest of excitement and there will be as much
courage and heroism displayed as thrills us in the tales*
the returning travellers tell of England.
But now is the hard time—the difficult hour of watch-
agflng and waiting. We are on the middle step—and as Milne
^said, "It isn't up and it isn't down." But as the country rearms, the individual citizen can rearm in spirit. Here are
some things you can do:
If you believe in America, prove it. Testify to your faith
in its ideals by putting* them into actual practice. This means
no discrimination because of race, creed or color; no unfair
discussion in damning generalities of any group; allowing- to
others the freedom you claim for yourself; always observing*
the rules of fair play toward your neighbor; and in every
action of yours observing the same integrity you want from
your government.
Don't whine about taxes. The defense program is the
work of all of us and for all of us. Be grateful that you can
pay taxes rather than tribute. Readjust your standard of
living to meet these obligations. This does not mean lowering
your standards, but it does mean throwing the emphasis
from luxury habits to the more vital things that make life
happy. Stop doing the things you do because other people do
them, not because you find them particularly enjoyable.
You'll be surprised how much you can do without and how
you can unclutter your life, lower your living costs, and have
many more of the things you have always wanted. ,
.Train your chilftj^n is-cclf reliance.;*courage anuTuopera-
^.tion. If this holocaust keeps on, they will need them all.
i^Makea game of it with them—but see to it that they are as
well prepared for life as you can make them.
And of course, volunteer your help. Your community has
definite plans. List the things you are capable of doing, offer
your services and round out your capabilities by what
courses* your community offers for civilian defense. And
when you're asked to do something to help that isn't entirely convenient, show your cooperative spirit by doing an unwelcome task well.
Prepare, yes—in every way you can for whatever may
eome. But don't lose your sense of proportion. There is today
still to be lived and there is no sense in spending it fearing
tomorrow.
Students of a Democracy
■ With the first crisp days of fall begins the daily exodus
of the children of America. Racing along quiet streets, shuffling" through the fallen leaves, chattering together like a
group of magpies, they go back.to school, with, God be
thanked, books under their arms, not gas masks. Gon°*s are
to them the signal for recess or tlie end of the school day
not air raid warnings.
One of the great advantages in the American school
r-system is the habits it inculcates in the children—the teaching of children from all sorts of homes that when they enter
the class room, they are on the basis of equality with every
other child in the room—Protestant, Catholic or Jew, Negro,
White or Mongolian—that there the only superiority is superiority of brains, of concentration, of willingness to work.
There they have to learn how to get along with people
when they go out into tlie world. As in life, if they cannot
keep up—no matter what the reason—they drop back into
another class. Rain or shine they are expected to be at school
m their appointed places at their appointed time. They learn
that there are certain things that one cannot get out of—
and they learn that\alibis do not count.
But one thing* that should be done in all the classes in
aW the schools in this country is to try to,make the children
realize what a-privilege this freely going to school is. What
a great advantage they have in a free education in a classroom where opportunity to learn is based on ability and on
willingness to study, not on race or creed. We have neglected
to stress the importance of school days in our haste to make
gala days of holidays. School has too often been something
to be hurried through. We have neglected to teach the children to appreciate school itself.
I" The children of today must be taught that democracy,
equality, freedom are not empty words, to be sung or recited
about and then forgotten—but that they are clarion calls to
tasks which are theirs as surely as they were the tasks of
the pioneers, or of the boys in our armed services. The right
to freedom must be earned by each generation. The young
men of the country-are in camp to fit themselves for the defense of their country if war comes. Their brothers and sisters are in school to fit themselves for life under these freedoms. All are soldiers together in an army for America.
No Discrimination
'In'some quarters,*it is being urged that rigid controls
be placed on the prices of farm' products of all kinds.
:It is difficult to see how this could be done without
bankrupting a large segment of the agricultural population,
unless equally strict controls were placed over the farmers'
costs for materials and labor.
Farm labor, for instance, is at the highest level in history, and is extremely difficult to obtain. Thesfarmer's taxes,
like everyone else's, are shooting up. And. the price he must
pay for practically everything he buys is rising as well.
_> A ceiling should be placed on farm prices when, and
only when, equitable ceilings are applied to all; other prices.
Any-other course -would be rank,, l-irinous^disgrimina-tion. "
VOL. IS—No. 51
THE SUN, NORTH CANTON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1941
$1.50 PER YEAR
Local Musician Retires From Active Work With Music But
Still Finds Time to Practice Favorites Among Popular
and Classic Composers
fcrnVp-fci n | iff"i*if i
musical career
M
For twenty years or more she has been a familiar figure
at the organ in Zion Reformed church—Mrs. Ward Mathie,
without Avhom many weddings would not have been complete, and many special church services only half as impressive.
Her light touch
of mastery on the
organ on those
many Sunday
mornings during
the worship hour.
b r o light more
meaninjr to those
who sat quietly
listening- than
many a spoken
word or gesture.
HI health o f
late months ha?
foiced her into
semi - retirement
and she has resigned as church
organist, but even
so she finds musical expiession in
teaching; several
children in the
neighborhood o f
hei home and in
playing' on her
o\\ ii piano.
Mrs. Mathie's
staited back in her early chil.lhood
when her music loving mother decided that her children should pin;,
soiiie instrument. Her daughter
took to it very easily and by the
time fhe was 1-5 yeais of a.-;e s'-t
was teaching music to other sai-
deiit?.
As far as her own education
went, she continued her formal
studies at Sherwood School of Music in Chicago where two of he-
teachers were Professor J. Chyiv
tion Ringwald and Frances Bolton
Koitheuer. For a time she also
served as an associate teacher in
the school.
At one time she gave regulr.i
recitals but has not given any lately, nor has she continued with ar.\
fcimal study for a number yf
yea is.
Although she, like other housewives, is usually very busy she
still finds time for some practicing
and teaching a small class for the
pleasure it brings her.
When asked what she thought
about making childien practice
Mrs. Mathie very fiimly stated
that she thought they should be
made to' practice lo a certain ex
tent because children do not naturally like to sit still long enough to
do much.
Duchin? Gershwin?—Of course
she likes them and has her favo
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Mrs. Martin Schmid Guest
Speaker of Evening; Philanthropic Committee to Start
Sale of Blind Goods
Mrs. Martin Schmid will be the
guest speaker at the next meeting
of the AVoman's club to be held
Monday evening, October 20 in the
Community building. The meeting'
will start promptly at 7:30.
Mrs. Schmid will review tlie
book, "Crusaders in Crinoline."
In addition to the book levicw
thec program for the evening will
also include the first sale of goods
made by the Blind. This will be
handled by the philanthropic committee in charge of Mrs. Veinon
Sell.
Mrs, Oliver Kuhn is literature
chairman in charge of the piogram
and the music will bo arranged by
Mrs. Clark Miller. Mrs. Walter
Zimmer is coffee chaiiman. Receptionists for the evening will be
Mrs. M. A. Cossaboom and Mrs.
Maynard Hummel.
It is an open meeting and guests
are invited.
Mrs. C. C. Coons and Mrs. Theodore Hahn attended the annual
Northeast district conference of tho
Federation of Women's clubs held
at Chagrin Falls last Thursday and
Friday. Mrs. Coons was the delegate sent by the club and Mrs.
Hahn is a member of the safety
committee of the federation.
Both of them spoke briefly on
tbe program, Mrs. Hahn discussing
"Safety" and Mrs. Coons speaking*
on the plans of the club program
for the coming year.
Mrs. M. Y. Newcomb, state president of the federation was one of
fhe conference speakers and other
speakers included Karl Berns of
Columbus who spoke on "Education
for Defense" and Harrison Sayte
also of Columbus who had as his
topic, "Making Patriotism Practical."
Ellis in Texas
James Stephen Ellis, - biother of
George Ellis, manager of the Park
Theater, is stationed with Co. R
Recruiting Detachment at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, in the
Aeronautics Division.
Before his induction into the
armv. Mr. Ellis conducted the Day
in Canton column in the Canton
psitory.
Irsss
,av Jgifs m
Hofarfans
of
Guest to Speak on Care
Home Furnishings
Miss Madge Dilts will be th
guest speaker at Rotary meeting
Thursday evening. She will speak
on the care of floor coverings, furniture and draperies in the home
and budgeting the income to take
care of ttiese things.
Miss Dilts is employed in this
line of work at the Hoover Co. and
is an authority on the topic.
At their last meeting the mem-;
beis continued talks on their v.i-j
cation trips and the unusual things
the\ had done or seen. I
Installs Officers
Mrs. Howard Zengler Takes
President's Chair; Annual
Reports End Past Year
Installation of American Legion
Auxiliary officers for the coming
year was held at the meeting Tuesday evening in the Community
building.
The meeting was in the form of
a pot-luck dinner with Mrs. Mary
Oberlin in charge, assisted by Mrs.
Herbruck and Mrs. Applegate.
Eighteen members and guests were
present.
The incoming officers were in
stalled by Mrs. Maybaugh. Mrs.
Howard Zengler succeeded Mrs. Elmer Miller as president and the
other new officers are Mrs. Harrison Cline, first vice president; Mrs.
Allen Schneider, second vice president; Mrs. Sylvan Gray, secretary;
Mrs. Hazel Warburton, treasurer;
Mrs. Elmer Miller, chaplain; and
Mrs. Applegate, sergeant-at-anns.
In her installation speech Mrs.
Maybaugh stated, "We have the
laigest organization of women in
the United States and we should
be very proud to belong to such an
organization." At the conclusion of
her talk Mrs. Himes presented her
with a small gift from the auxiliary.
Mrs, Miller closed her year as
president with the State Conven
tion report and the yearly reports
of chairmen. She was presented
with the past president's pin and
a bouquet of carnations.
Mr.-. Howard Zengler then took
the gavel and appointed commit
tees for the coming year. They
are membership, Mrs. Lola Miller,
chairman, Mrs. Eva Cline; ways
and means, Mrs. Eva Cline, chair
man: poppy, Mrs. Helen Jester,
chairman; publicity, Mrs. Ellen
Schneider; Americanism, Mrs
Marie Himes; community service,
Mrs. Lula Hess; historian, Mrs.
Mildred Roush; and social committee Mrs. Florence Herbruck and
Mrs. Mary Obeilin.
The fall conference of the auxiliary will be held Friday, Oct. 17
at the Strasburg high school, starting at 9:30. County council meeting will be at Louisville on October 2f! with installation of officer^.
Avxiliary Red Cross sewing will
be held at the Community building
on October 22 in the Legion room.
A pot-lock dinner will be served at
noon.
Fifty N. C. Boys in Army
Death Rides With
Careless Drivers
SlSS
Farce Comedy Set in Modern Hollywood Surroundings Tells
Story of Family Almost Robbed of Fortune, Saved By
Action of Director-Son
Thursday evening', October 23, members of the Junior
class will put on their annual class play which they have
been working on for several weeks. They have chosen a
farce, "The Nut Farm," for their presentation, written by-
John Brownell.
It is the first dramatic exper
ience for most of the members of
the cast but because of the type of
play should not be too difficult for
amateur interpretation.
Tho story is in a Hollywood setting in the present time. It is the
stor\ of a family with money who
plan to buy a nut faim. Instead
they are talked' into the scheme of
producing a movie with one of the
family characters as the star. It is
only through the ingenious work
of Willie, the son, that the family
fortune is saved.
Two persons have been named
for one part in several cases with
the final decision in picking the
character for, the evening performance to be made later. Tlie part of
Willie Barton will be played by
Bob Smiley. Zelma Marker and
Virginia Archer will play Mrs. Bai-
ton, Louie Saundeis and Tom Gray
as Robert Bent, Hal Workman and
Bud Warstler as Ezia Sliscomb.
Betty Mooring and Doris Day as
Ohio Poetry Day
Program Friday
Fiiday. October 17 is Ohio Poetry Day \\ her the state of Ohio officially honors its poets.
Although North Canton does not
have its own organization, several
citizens arc members of the Canton
Poetr\ society and a number . of
otheis who arc interested in the
art do rot belong to any organization.
Mis. M. A. Cossaboom, member
of the Canton Poetry society, will
speak over WHBC Friday evening
at 7:15 with two other representatives of the Canton Poetry society.
Other Noith Canton persons who
are member.- of the organization include E. C. Roberts, Dr. F. S. Manchester and Mrs. Dorthea Morrison.
Mrs. Charles Shorb, formerly of
here, is a'so a member of the 01-
ganization.
All of these persons had some
of their woik in the Canton Poetry
book, "Fust Flight," publish last
spring. In addition, Mrs. Morrison
had a poem in last Sunday's Cleveland Plain Dealer with a short bio-
,hv of her life, - •"*•■-?*
Helen Bent, Ellen Holben and
Frances Roush as Agatha Sliscomb,
Robert McCaman as Hamilton T.
Holland, the crook who tries to get
the family fortune, Richard Creviston as J. Clarence Biddeford,
Richard Werstler as Harold Van
Horton, and Lois George and Betty Schreckengost as Hilda. Virginia
Spohn is in charge of publicity.
Practice is being held regularly
and the speeches and actions being
perfected for the performance. A.
Clarke Miller is director of the
play and Miss Helen Schleppi is
class adviser. "
Junior Glub Women to
Sew
E. L. Lautzenheiser Speaks at
Meeting on Work in Children's Home
JiUiior clubwomen of North Canton are working on a sewing project for the Red Cross which they
staited Monday evening when nu'-
teiinl was handed out at their
meeting.
Mrs. Edgar Jones of Canton was
present at the meeting and spoke
bi it-fly on the work done by the
Red Cross and its organization.
She brought with her the hand
work and knitting which the mem-
bei* are now working on. Mrs.
Jones substituted for* Mrs. William
Porterfield who was scheduled to
speak at the meeting.
E. L. Lautzenheiser of the Fair-
mount children's home was the
second speaker of the evening. He
told of the routine fhe home followed in taking new children in
and the work which they did in the
home.
Special music on tlie progiar*
was given by Miss Laura Mvers of
Gieentown who gave two vocal selections, accompanied bv Miss Iris
Hershberger at the piano. Her selections were "Sing Me to Sleep"
and Since You Crossed My Pathway."
The next meeting, to be held
October 27 will be a Hallowe'en
party at therliome of Miss Jane
Greenho, -*'&$$?.
North Canton Police Continue
Safety Drive for Protection
of Citizens
Death rides at the wheel of
many automobiles these days and
from the entire nation come reports of inci eased deaths, in many
cases several times greater than in
previous years.
Safety drives and police precautions have little effect on the daily
toll as increased speeds and insufficient precautions at crossings result in more accidents and deaths.
In North Canton during the past
week a large number of drivers
were arrested for small infractions
of the law. Most of them were for
speeding thioug-h the village. But
the laws were set for the protection of the citizens and each driver
who disobeys them is a potential
death driver.
The aim of the North Canton police is to keep the people alive and
safe along their streets and highways instead of having- them noted
as just another number in a tiaffic
death statistic recoid.
Drivers arrested by village police
during- the week weie Jack Joseph
Tubbs of Akron, Anthony Teras of
Cleveland, Norman Esber of Canton, David Waid of Akron, John
Henry Schroeder of Cleveland, Carl
Myers of Akron, Bill Denning of
Akron, William Hutchinson of Canton, Carl Dandrea of Akron, Rudolph Hacker of Cleveland, Zelich
Resnick of Cleveland, Dale Nessel-
road of Albion, Mich., Chester
Schlarb of Canton, Charles Latti-
mer of Canton, and Glenn Hardest:,
of Canton.
State patrolmen arrested two
drivers, William Joseph Reginelii
and James Heishey Winger of Massillon.
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Br, Bates io Speak Here
The men of the Community
Christian church will hold a dinner meeting Wednesday, Oct. 22
at 6:30 when Dr. Searle Bates will
appear as the guest speaker.
Dr. Bates is well known to Noith
Canton audiences where he has appeared often before. He is now
home, on furlough from China
wheie he is vice president of Nanking university. He will tell of
some of his experiences in that
country during the Japanese invasion.
a
Republican Rally
on October 30
Thursday evening, October 00, at
S o'clock there will be a Plain
Township Republican rally in Wise
hall with John Miller, assistant in
the attorney general's office in
Columbus as the guest speaker.
All central committeemen aie to
be called for the meeting at which
local candidates will be announced.
Light refreshments will be served.
First Anniversary of Peace Time Draft Finds Village Represented in Camps Throughout Nation; Business Men,
Teachers, Office Workers and Factory Men Now Work-
ins, for Uncle Sam
Ralph Young, manager of the
North Canton branch of the Citizens' Savings and Loan Co. attended the annual state convention of
Joan concerns in Columbus Wednesday.
Other officials of the company
who are attending the two-day session aie Lester H. Higgins, Hayes
R. Putman and Richard Swift.
Literary Club
Elects Officers
Mrs. E. E. Clouser was elected
president of the North Canton Ladies' Literary club at their busi-
nsss meeting held Monday evening
in the home of Mrs. C. *B. Wil-
lians, president of the club for the
past year.
Other officers who were elected
on the same ballot, to, take office
the first of the year, were Mrs. D.
W. Roush, vice president; Mis.
Foster Crawford, secretary; Mrs.
Ed McCaity, assistant secretary;
Mrs. EL L. Gaiman, treasurer; Mrs.
C. F. McFadden, assistant treasur
er; Mrs. F. C. Wise, chaplain; and
Mrs. A. E. Conrad, assistant chaplain. Other officers aie appointive.
In addition to the business meeting there was also a program with
poems of the Northland presented
by Mrs. A. E. Conrad and a review of the book, "Keys of the
Kingdom," by A. J. Cronin was
given by Mrs. M. A. Cossaboom.
Roll call was answered by giving
"Believe it or not" items. After
the program refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Red Cross Open House
Saturday and Sunday
New Headquarters Open to
Public for Inspection
Open house for all those who
have been workintr on Red Cross
sewing and knitting and others
who are interrested in Jthe work,
will be held in the new headquarters at 1311 Market St. N. Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 2
to 5 o'clock.
Women outside of the Canton
district, including North Canton,
Greentown and other villages and
ruial homes are especially urged io
attend the open house and see the
headquarters and the \arious divisions of work handled there.
The new headquarteis includes a
sewing center, knitting room, cutting room, room where surgical
diessings can be rolled, as well as
additional office space and other
general rooms for class study and
demorstration. It is hoped that the
new headquarters with more space
may increase the amount of woik
turned out by the chapter.
Individual clubs, Sunday-school
classes and persons as well as thc-
legular sewing class are now meet-
iluih Geib Joins
Honor Society
Rut'i Geib of North Canton, senior at Heidelberg college, was honored this week by induction into
the Heidelberg Honor Society, ex
tin sue scholastic group.
Dr Uollo Walter Brown of Har-
vaid, nationally known author and
lecturer, was the speaker at the induction banquet held Thursday evening at the Hotel Shawhan in Tiffin.
Mit-s Geib is one of the eleven
students of her class chosen for
membership because of their high
.cholastic attainment and prominence in school activities.
Miss Geib is president of the
Senior Laureate, women's scholarship group, and is also the president of Keller Dormitory and -of
the Women's Athletic association.
She is a member of the Education
clt*, Y. W. C. A., and Kappa Delta
pi,'national education., honoiiary..
ing in homes and meetings places
throughout North Canton and surrounding vicinities, doing both hand
and machine work. Yet there is
much more work to be done to
meet the quota and any persons
who can donate time either at
home or at any of the meeting
places are urged to give their services.
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Mrs. Miller Honored
on
In honor of her SOth birthday,
Mrs. Florence Miller of Mt. Pleasant was enteilained with a luncheon at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. G. E. Robinson, last week.
Friends and lelatives of Mis. Miller
were present to give her their
congratulations and gifts.
The luncheon table was decorated
in pink and white with the birthday cake as the centerpiece. It
was white with pink greeting-
across- the top. The ice cream was
served as individual pink loses and
the rest of the decorations carried
out the same color arrangement.
Just a year ago today several
million men in the United States,
between the ages of 21 and 35
went to their registration booths
and signed their names for "Uncle
Sam.
It was the first peace time draft
in the history of the United States
and marked the beginning of a
new era in the lives of many young
men throughout the Country.
Since that time a great many of
them have left their homes, their
jobs and their friends to go out to
army camps, to go where Uncle
Sam called them in the line of patriotic duty.
North Canton has not been without her share of these peace time
soldiers, boys and men who have
already proven their fitness for
service and who have gone willingly when their time came to go.
Within the past year local men
have joined the marine forces, the
navy and the army and are scattered throughout the country from
the eastern coast to California and
as far south as Texas and Florida
flying fields and camps. They are
represented in every branch of the
service from the mechanic on the
air field, the private in the army,
to the living captains and lieutenants and field officers in the army.
And they include recent high school
■graduates, school teachers, factory
workers, office men, business men
and college graduates with their
recently earned college degrees.
Within this year more than t>0
of them from North Canton have
volunteered, have been called by
the reserve board or have been
diafted. Just when they will be
home again cannot be definitely
stated for many of them are in for
several years and those in the draft
do not know the exact length of
their service which will be required.
In the year to come it is highly
probable that this group will be
joined by many of their younger
colleagues who have just reached
maturity and have registered in the
latest group.
Marching or working today,
somewhere under the banner of the
marines, George Lindenberger, formerly of Woodside is the only
North Canton boy to represent
North Canton in that particular
branch of the service.
Under the ensign of the na*ry, in
the air force or the mechanics shop,
are found Richard Kraus, Robert
Mohler, and Thomas Baxter.
The boys of the army, scattered
from the army post on Washington
state to Camp Lee in Virginia, from
Camp Callan in California to Ft.
Dix in New Jersey, and from the
training fields of Kansas to Texas
and New York, all over the country are local boys who each morning rise to the ringing call of reveille and retire at the echo of
taps. This group includes Walter
Holstrom, Henry Herbruck, Blaine
Baum, Carl Kessler, Raymond
Shoemaker, Richard Evans, Wilford
Weidleman, Austin Kolp, George
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Ed Gross, New Legion
Gommander, in Charge
of Meeting Monday
Committees to Be Named for
Year; Armistice Day Plans
Discussed
Ed Gross was installed as Commander of the North Canton Legion
Post at their last meeting and will
take over his new duties at the
next meeting Monday evening.
Other officials who were also installed in office include I. M. Kieth,
first vice commander; Frank Stover, second vice commander; Forrest Oberlin, adjutant; Lester
Braucher, finance officer; Otis Jester, chaplain; Robert Sharrack,
sergeant-at-arms; A. J. Schneider,
historian; and Otis Jester, sei-vice
officer.
Following the installation services, conducted by Paul Kirshner,
county commander from Louisville,
the Post held a fish fry. Guy Price,
Glenn Moore, Irvin Stockert and
Russel Smith were in charge.
At the meeting Monday evening
committees will be named for the
coming year and plans discussed
for Armistice Day celebration.
Village Dump Must be
Kept Clean Officials Say
Those Who Misuse Privilege
Will Lose Right to Leave
Rubbish There
At the present time North Canton residents have a village dump
where they can leave their old tin
cans and lubbish which cannot be
burned. But if they continue vo
abuse the privilege of using the
dump as they have in the past that
privilege will be taken from them.
This warning comes from tiie
village -hall as steps are taken to
assure the residents of a place for
their rubbish. At the present time
vill&gers and residents of surrounding localities are using property
north of-,-town on. l|oute 8. The
land is owned by the Hoover Company which has given permission
for tin cans and other such rubbish
to be dumped there to fill in. hoi is
made by digging for coal.
All rubbish was to be dumped in
the holes to help fill them. However many persons have been scattering rubbish all over the land
and even on neighboring lots; and
the company has stated that this
practice must be stopped.
The village council has hired Roy
Ritz of Aultman to direct unloading of rubbish and keep the place
clean.
Hereafter all those who wish to
use the dumping grounds must secure a card from the' village hall,
free of charge, in order to use the
r<iump. If they abuse the right this'
«ard will be'taken from them- ;

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LIKED THE WEARER OF THE Efo'OT.
What Can I Do?
"What can I do?" "How can I be of help?" As always
happens in an hour of national crisis, thoughts of self are
put aside and an earnest desire to be of service wells forth
the country over.
The most important thing* you can do today is to keep
up your morale and the morale of those about you. When the
time comes for action, which, God forbid it ever will, we will
be on the crest of excitement and there will be as much
courage and heroism displayed as thrills us in the tales*
the returning travellers tell of England.
But now is the hard time—the difficult hour of watch-
agflng and waiting. We are on the middle step—and as Milne
^said, "It isn't up and it isn't down." But as the country rearms, the individual citizen can rearm in spirit. Here are
some things you can do:
If you believe in America, prove it. Testify to your faith
in its ideals by putting* them into actual practice. This means
no discrimination because of race, creed or color; no unfair
discussion in damning generalities of any group; allowing- to
others the freedom you claim for yourself; always observing*
the rules of fair play toward your neighbor; and in every
action of yours observing the same integrity you want from
your government.
Don't whine about taxes. The defense program is the
work of all of us and for all of us. Be grateful that you can
pay taxes rather than tribute. Readjust your standard of
living to meet these obligations. This does not mean lowering
your standards, but it does mean throwing the emphasis
from luxury habits to the more vital things that make life
happy. Stop doing the things you do because other people do
them, not because you find them particularly enjoyable.
You'll be surprised how much you can do without and how
you can unclutter your life, lower your living costs, and have
many more of the things you have always wanted. ,
.Train your chilftj^n is-cclf reliance.;*courage anuTuopera-
^.tion. If this holocaust keeps on, they will need them all.
i^Makea game of it with them—but see to it that they are as
well prepared for life as you can make them.
And of course, volunteer your help. Your community has
definite plans. List the things you are capable of doing, offer
your services and round out your capabilities by what
courses* your community offers for civilian defense. And
when you're asked to do something to help that isn't entirely convenient, show your cooperative spirit by doing an unwelcome task well.
Prepare, yes—in every way you can for whatever may
eome. But don't lose your sense of proportion. There is today
still to be lived and there is no sense in spending it fearing
tomorrow.
Students of a Democracy
■ With the first crisp days of fall begins the daily exodus
of the children of America. Racing along quiet streets, shuffling" through the fallen leaves, chattering together like a
group of magpies, they go back.to school, with, God be
thanked, books under their arms, not gas masks. Gon°*s are
to them the signal for recess or tlie end of the school day
not air raid warnings.
One of the great advantages in the American school
r-system is the habits it inculcates in the children—the teaching of children from all sorts of homes that when they enter
the class room, they are on the basis of equality with every
other child in the room—Protestant, Catholic or Jew, Negro,
White or Mongolian—that there the only superiority is superiority of brains, of concentration, of willingness to work.
There they have to learn how to get along with people
when they go out into tlie world. As in life, if they cannot
keep up—no matter what the reason—they drop back into
another class. Rain or shine they are expected to be at school
m their appointed places at their appointed time. They learn
that there are certain things that one cannot get out of—
and they learn that\alibis do not count.
But one thing* that should be done in all the classes in
aW the schools in this country is to try to,make the children
realize what a-privilege this freely going to school is. What
a great advantage they have in a free education in a classroom where opportunity to learn is based on ability and on
willingness to study, not on race or creed. We have neglected
to stress the importance of school days in our haste to make
gala days of holidays. School has too often been something
to be hurried through. We have neglected to teach the children to appreciate school itself.
I" The children of today must be taught that democracy,
equality, freedom are not empty words, to be sung or recited
about and then forgotten—but that they are clarion calls to
tasks which are theirs as surely as they were the tasks of
the pioneers, or of the boys in our armed services. The right
to freedom must be earned by each generation. The young
men of the country-are in camp to fit themselves for the defense of their country if war comes. Their brothers and sisters are in school to fit themselves for life under these freedoms. All are soldiers together in an army for America.
No Discrimination
'In'some quarters,*it is being urged that rigid controls
be placed on the prices of farm' products of all kinds.
:It is difficult to see how this could be done without
bankrupting a large segment of the agricultural population,
unless equally strict controls were placed over the farmers'
costs for materials and labor.
Farm labor, for instance, is at the highest level in history, and is extremely difficult to obtain. Thesfarmer's taxes,
like everyone else's, are shooting up. And. the price he must
pay for practically everything he buys is rising as well.
_> A ceiling should be placed on farm prices when, and
only when, equitable ceilings are applied to all; other prices.
Any-other course -would be rank,, l-irinous^disgrimina-tion. "
VOL. IS—No. 51
THE SUN, NORTH CANTON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1941
$1.50 PER YEAR
Local Musician Retires From Active Work With Music But
Still Finds Time to Practice Favorites Among Popular
and Classic Composers
fcrnVp-fci n | iff"i*if i
musical career
M
For twenty years or more she has been a familiar figure
at the organ in Zion Reformed church—Mrs. Ward Mathie,
without Avhom many weddings would not have been complete, and many special church services only half as impressive.
Her light touch
of mastery on the
organ on those
many Sunday
mornings during
the worship hour.
b r o light more
meaninjr to those
who sat quietly
listening- than
many a spoken
word or gesture.
HI health o f
late months ha?
foiced her into
semi - retirement
and she has resigned as church
organist, but even
so she finds musical expiession in
teaching; several
children in the
neighborhood o f
hei home and in
playing' on her
o\\ ii piano.
Mrs. Mathie's
staited back in her early chil.lhood
when her music loving mother decided that her children should pin;,
soiiie instrument. Her daughter
took to it very easily and by the
time fhe was 1-5 yeais of a.-;e s'-t
was teaching music to other sai-
deiit?.
As far as her own education
went, she continued her formal
studies at Sherwood School of Music in Chicago where two of he-
teachers were Professor J. Chyiv
tion Ringwald and Frances Bolton
Koitheuer. For a time she also
served as an associate teacher in
the school.
At one time she gave regulr.i
recitals but has not given any lately, nor has she continued with ar.\
fcimal study for a number yf
yea is.
Although she, like other housewives, is usually very busy she
still finds time for some practicing
and teaching a small class for the
pleasure it brings her.
When asked what she thought
about making childien practice
Mrs. Mathie very fiimly stated
that she thought they should be
made to' practice lo a certain ex
tent because children do not naturally like to sit still long enough to
do much.
Duchin? Gershwin?—Of course
she likes them and has her favo
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Mrs. Martin Schmid Guest
Speaker of Evening; Philanthropic Committee to Start
Sale of Blind Goods
Mrs. Martin Schmid will be the
guest speaker at the next meeting
of the AVoman's club to be held
Monday evening, October 20 in the
Community building. The meeting'
will start promptly at 7:30.
Mrs. Schmid will review tlie
book, "Crusaders in Crinoline."
In addition to the book levicw
thec program for the evening will
also include the first sale of goods
made by the Blind. This will be
handled by the philanthropic committee in charge of Mrs. Veinon
Sell.
Mrs, Oliver Kuhn is literature
chairman in charge of the piogram
and the music will bo arranged by
Mrs. Clark Miller. Mrs. Walter
Zimmer is coffee chaiiman. Receptionists for the evening will be
Mrs. M. A. Cossaboom and Mrs.
Maynard Hummel.
It is an open meeting and guests
are invited.
Mrs. C. C. Coons and Mrs. Theodore Hahn attended the annual
Northeast district conference of tho
Federation of Women's clubs held
at Chagrin Falls last Thursday and
Friday. Mrs. Coons was the delegate sent by the club and Mrs.
Hahn is a member of the safety
committee of the federation.
Both of them spoke briefly on
tbe program, Mrs. Hahn discussing
"Safety" and Mrs. Coons speaking*
on the plans of the club program
for the coming year.
Mrs. M. Y. Newcomb, state president of the federation was one of
fhe conference speakers and other
speakers included Karl Berns of
Columbus who spoke on "Education
for Defense" and Harrison Sayte
also of Columbus who had as his
topic, "Making Patriotism Practical."
Ellis in Texas
James Stephen Ellis, - biother of
George Ellis, manager of the Park
Theater, is stationed with Co. R
Recruiting Detachment at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, in the
Aeronautics Division.
Before his induction into the
armv. Mr. Ellis conducted the Day
in Canton column in the Canton
psitory.
Irsss
,av Jgifs m
Hofarfans
of
Guest to Speak on Care
Home Furnishings
Miss Madge Dilts will be th
guest speaker at Rotary meeting
Thursday evening. She will speak
on the care of floor coverings, furniture and draperies in the home
and budgeting the income to take
care of ttiese things.
Miss Dilts is employed in this
line of work at the Hoover Co. and
is an authority on the topic.
At their last meeting the mem-;
beis continued talks on their v.i-j
cation trips and the unusual things
the\ had done or seen. I
Installs Officers
Mrs. Howard Zengler Takes
President's Chair; Annual
Reports End Past Year
Installation of American Legion
Auxiliary officers for the coming
year was held at the meeting Tuesday evening in the Community
building.
The meeting was in the form of
a pot-luck dinner with Mrs. Mary
Oberlin in charge, assisted by Mrs.
Herbruck and Mrs. Applegate.
Eighteen members and guests were
present.
The incoming officers were in
stalled by Mrs. Maybaugh. Mrs.
Howard Zengler succeeded Mrs. Elmer Miller as president and the
other new officers are Mrs. Harrison Cline, first vice president; Mrs.
Allen Schneider, second vice president; Mrs. Sylvan Gray, secretary;
Mrs. Hazel Warburton, treasurer;
Mrs. Elmer Miller, chaplain; and
Mrs. Applegate, sergeant-at-anns.
In her installation speech Mrs.
Maybaugh stated, "We have the
laigest organization of women in
the United States and we should
be very proud to belong to such an
organization." At the conclusion of
her talk Mrs. Himes presented her
with a small gift from the auxiliary.
Mrs, Miller closed her year as
president with the State Conven
tion report and the yearly reports
of chairmen. She was presented
with the past president's pin and
a bouquet of carnations.
Mr.-. Howard Zengler then took
the gavel and appointed commit
tees for the coming year. They
are membership, Mrs. Lola Miller,
chairman, Mrs. Eva Cline; ways
and means, Mrs. Eva Cline, chair
man: poppy, Mrs. Helen Jester,
chairman; publicity, Mrs. Ellen
Schneider; Americanism, Mrs
Marie Himes; community service,
Mrs. Lula Hess; historian, Mrs.
Mildred Roush; and social committee Mrs. Florence Herbruck and
Mrs. Mary Obeilin.
The fall conference of the auxiliary will be held Friday, Oct. 17
at the Strasburg high school, starting at 9:30. County council meeting will be at Louisville on October 2f! with installation of officer^.
Avxiliary Red Cross sewing will
be held at the Community building
on October 22 in the Legion room.
A pot-lock dinner will be served at
noon.
Fifty N. C. Boys in Army
Death Rides With
Careless Drivers
SlSS
Farce Comedy Set in Modern Hollywood Surroundings Tells
Story of Family Almost Robbed of Fortune, Saved By
Action of Director-Son
Thursday evening', October 23, members of the Junior
class will put on their annual class play which they have
been working on for several weeks. They have chosen a
farce, "The Nut Farm," for their presentation, written by-
John Brownell.
It is the first dramatic exper
ience for most of the members of
the cast but because of the type of
play should not be too difficult for
amateur interpretation.
Tho story is in a Hollywood setting in the present time. It is the
stor\ of a family with money who
plan to buy a nut faim. Instead
they are talked' into the scheme of
producing a movie with one of the
family characters as the star. It is
only through the ingenious work
of Willie, the son, that the family
fortune is saved.
Two persons have been named
for one part in several cases with
the final decision in picking the
character for, the evening performance to be made later. Tlie part of
Willie Barton will be played by
Bob Smiley. Zelma Marker and
Virginia Archer will play Mrs. Bai-
ton, Louie Saundeis and Tom Gray
as Robert Bent, Hal Workman and
Bud Warstler as Ezia Sliscomb.
Betty Mooring and Doris Day as
Ohio Poetry Day
Program Friday
Fiiday. October 17 is Ohio Poetry Day \\ her the state of Ohio officially honors its poets.
Although North Canton does not
have its own organization, several
citizens arc members of the Canton
Poetr\ society and a number . of
otheis who arc interested in the
art do rot belong to any organization.
Mis. M. A. Cossaboom, member
of the Canton Poetry society, will
speak over WHBC Friday evening
at 7:15 with two other representatives of the Canton Poetry society.
Other Noith Canton persons who
are member.- of the organization include E. C. Roberts, Dr. F. S. Manchester and Mrs. Dorthea Morrison.
Mrs. Charles Shorb, formerly of
here, is a'so a member of the 01-
ganization.
All of these persons had some
of their woik in the Canton Poetry
book, "Fust Flight," publish last
spring. In addition, Mrs. Morrison
had a poem in last Sunday's Cleveland Plain Dealer with a short bio-
,hv of her life, - •"*•■-?*
Helen Bent, Ellen Holben and
Frances Roush as Agatha Sliscomb,
Robert McCaman as Hamilton T.
Holland, the crook who tries to get
the family fortune, Richard Creviston as J. Clarence Biddeford,
Richard Werstler as Harold Van
Horton, and Lois George and Betty Schreckengost as Hilda. Virginia
Spohn is in charge of publicity.
Practice is being held regularly
and the speeches and actions being
perfected for the performance. A.
Clarke Miller is director of the
play and Miss Helen Schleppi is
class adviser. "
Junior Glub Women to
Sew
E. L. Lautzenheiser Speaks at
Meeting on Work in Children's Home
JiUiior clubwomen of North Canton are working on a sewing project for the Red Cross which they
staited Monday evening when nu'-
teiinl was handed out at their
meeting.
Mrs. Edgar Jones of Canton was
present at the meeting and spoke
bi it-fly on the work done by the
Red Cross and its organization.
She brought with her the hand
work and knitting which the mem-
bei* are now working on. Mrs.
Jones substituted for* Mrs. William
Porterfield who was scheduled to
speak at the meeting.
E. L. Lautzenheiser of the Fair-
mount children's home was the
second speaker of the evening. He
told of the routine fhe home followed in taking new children in
and the work which they did in the
home.
Special music on tlie progiar*
was given by Miss Laura Mvers of
Gieentown who gave two vocal selections, accompanied bv Miss Iris
Hershberger at the piano. Her selections were "Sing Me to Sleep"
and Since You Crossed My Pathway."
The next meeting, to be held
October 27 will be a Hallowe'en
party at therliome of Miss Jane
Greenho, -*'&$$?.
North Canton Police Continue
Safety Drive for Protection
of Citizens
Death rides at the wheel of
many automobiles these days and
from the entire nation come reports of inci eased deaths, in many
cases several times greater than in
previous years.
Safety drives and police precautions have little effect on the daily
toll as increased speeds and insufficient precautions at crossings result in more accidents and deaths.
In North Canton during the past
week a large number of drivers
were arrested for small infractions
of the law. Most of them were for
speeding thioug-h the village. But
the laws were set for the protection of the citizens and each driver
who disobeys them is a potential
death driver.
The aim of the North Canton police is to keep the people alive and
safe along their streets and highways instead of having- them noted
as just another number in a tiaffic
death statistic recoid.
Drivers arrested by village police
during- the week weie Jack Joseph
Tubbs of Akron, Anthony Teras of
Cleveland, Norman Esber of Canton, David Waid of Akron, John
Henry Schroeder of Cleveland, Carl
Myers of Akron, Bill Denning of
Akron, William Hutchinson of Canton, Carl Dandrea of Akron, Rudolph Hacker of Cleveland, Zelich
Resnick of Cleveland, Dale Nessel-
road of Albion, Mich., Chester
Schlarb of Canton, Charles Latti-
mer of Canton, and Glenn Hardest:,
of Canton.
State patrolmen arrested two
drivers, William Joseph Reginelii
and James Heishey Winger of Massillon.
o
Br, Bates io Speak Here
The men of the Community
Christian church will hold a dinner meeting Wednesday, Oct. 22
at 6:30 when Dr. Searle Bates will
appear as the guest speaker.
Dr. Bates is well known to Noith
Canton audiences where he has appeared often before. He is now
home, on furlough from China
wheie he is vice president of Nanking university. He will tell of
some of his experiences in that
country during the Japanese invasion.
a
Republican Rally
on October 30
Thursday evening, October 00, at
S o'clock there will be a Plain
Township Republican rally in Wise
hall with John Miller, assistant in
the attorney general's office in
Columbus as the guest speaker.
All central committeemen aie to
be called for the meeting at which
local candidates will be announced.
Light refreshments will be served.
First Anniversary of Peace Time Draft Finds Village Represented in Camps Throughout Nation; Business Men,
Teachers, Office Workers and Factory Men Now Work-
ins, for Uncle Sam
Ralph Young, manager of the
North Canton branch of the Citizens' Savings and Loan Co. attended the annual state convention of
Joan concerns in Columbus Wednesday.
Other officials of the company
who are attending the two-day session aie Lester H. Higgins, Hayes
R. Putman and Richard Swift.
Literary Club
Elects Officers
Mrs. E. E. Clouser was elected
president of the North Canton Ladies' Literary club at their busi-
nsss meeting held Monday evening
in the home of Mrs. C. *B. Wil-
lians, president of the club for the
past year.
Other officers who were elected
on the same ballot, to, take office
the first of the year, were Mrs. D.
W. Roush, vice president; Mis.
Foster Crawford, secretary; Mrs.
Ed McCaity, assistant secretary;
Mrs. EL L. Gaiman, treasurer; Mrs.
C. F. McFadden, assistant treasur
er; Mrs. F. C. Wise, chaplain; and
Mrs. A. E. Conrad, assistant chaplain. Other officers aie appointive.
In addition to the business meeting there was also a program with
poems of the Northland presented
by Mrs. A. E. Conrad and a review of the book, "Keys of the
Kingdom," by A. J. Cronin was
given by Mrs. M. A. Cossaboom.
Roll call was answered by giving
"Believe it or not" items. After
the program refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Red Cross Open House
Saturday and Sunday
New Headquarters Open to
Public for Inspection
Open house for all those who
have been workintr on Red Cross
sewing and knitting and others
who are interrested in Jthe work,
will be held in the new headquarters at 1311 Market St. N. Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 2
to 5 o'clock.
Women outside of the Canton
district, including North Canton,
Greentown and other villages and
ruial homes are especially urged io
attend the open house and see the
headquarters and the \arious divisions of work handled there.
The new headquarteis includes a
sewing center, knitting room, cutting room, room where surgical
diessings can be rolled, as well as
additional office space and other
general rooms for class study and
demorstration. It is hoped that the
new headquarters with more space
may increase the amount of woik
turned out by the chapter.
Individual clubs, Sunday-school
classes and persons as well as thc-
legular sewing class are now meet-
iluih Geib Joins
Honor Society
Rut'i Geib of North Canton, senior at Heidelberg college, was honored this week by induction into
the Heidelberg Honor Society, ex
tin sue scholastic group.
Dr Uollo Walter Brown of Har-
vaid, nationally known author and
lecturer, was the speaker at the induction banquet held Thursday evening at the Hotel Shawhan in Tiffin.
Mit-s Geib is one of the eleven
students of her class chosen for
membership because of their high
.cholastic attainment and prominence in school activities.
Miss Geib is president of the
Senior Laureate, women's scholarship group, and is also the president of Keller Dormitory and -of
the Women's Athletic association.
She is a member of the Education
clt*, Y. W. C. A., and Kappa Delta
pi,'national education., honoiiary..
ing in homes and meetings places
throughout North Canton and surrounding vicinities, doing both hand
and machine work. Yet there is
much more work to be done to
meet the quota and any persons
who can donate time either at
home or at any of the meeting
places are urged to give their services.
o
Mrs. Miller Honored
on
In honor of her SOth birthday,
Mrs. Florence Miller of Mt. Pleasant was enteilained with a luncheon at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. G. E. Robinson, last week.
Friends and lelatives of Mis. Miller
were present to give her their
congratulations and gifts.
The luncheon table was decorated
in pink and white with the birthday cake as the centerpiece. It
was white with pink greeting-
across- the top. The ice cream was
served as individual pink loses and
the rest of the decorations carried
out the same color arrangement.
Just a year ago today several
million men in the United States,
between the ages of 21 and 35
went to their registration booths
and signed their names for "Uncle
Sam.
It was the first peace time draft
in the history of the United States
and marked the beginning of a
new era in the lives of many young
men throughout the Country.
Since that time a great many of
them have left their homes, their
jobs and their friends to go out to
army camps, to go where Uncle
Sam called them in the line of patriotic duty.
North Canton has not been without her share of these peace time
soldiers, boys and men who have
already proven their fitness for
service and who have gone willingly when their time came to go.
Within the past year local men
have joined the marine forces, the
navy and the army and are scattered throughout the country from
the eastern coast to California and
as far south as Texas and Florida
flying fields and camps. They are
represented in every branch of the
service from the mechanic on the
air field, the private in the army,
to the living captains and lieutenants and field officers in the army.
And they include recent high school
■graduates, school teachers, factory
workers, office men, business men
and college graduates with their
recently earned college degrees.
Within this year more than t>0
of them from North Canton have
volunteered, have been called by
the reserve board or have been
diafted. Just when they will be
home again cannot be definitely
stated for many of them are in for
several years and those in the draft
do not know the exact length of
their service which will be required.
In the year to come it is highly
probable that this group will be
joined by many of their younger
colleagues who have just reached
maturity and have registered in the
latest group.
Marching or working today,
somewhere under the banner of the
marines, George Lindenberger, formerly of Woodside is the only
North Canton boy to represent
North Canton in that particular
branch of the service.
Under the ensign of the na*ry, in
the air force or the mechanics shop,
are found Richard Kraus, Robert
Mohler, and Thomas Baxter.
The boys of the army, scattered
from the army post on Washington
state to Camp Lee in Virginia, from
Camp Callan in California to Ft.
Dix in New Jersey, and from the
training fields of Kansas to Texas
and New York, all over the country are local boys who each morning rise to the ringing call of reveille and retire at the echo of
taps. This group includes Walter
Holstrom, Henry Herbruck, Blaine
Baum, Carl Kessler, Raymond
Shoemaker, Richard Evans, Wilford
Weidleman, Austin Kolp, George
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Ed Gross, New Legion
Gommander, in Charge
of Meeting Monday
Committees to Be Named for
Year; Armistice Day Plans
Discussed
Ed Gross was installed as Commander of the North Canton Legion
Post at their last meeting and will
take over his new duties at the
next meeting Monday evening.
Other officials who were also installed in office include I. M. Kieth,
first vice commander; Frank Stover, second vice commander; Forrest Oberlin, adjutant; Lester
Braucher, finance officer; Otis Jester, chaplain; Robert Sharrack,
sergeant-at-arms; A. J. Schneider,
historian; and Otis Jester, sei-vice
officer.
Following the installation services, conducted by Paul Kirshner,
county commander from Louisville,
the Post held a fish fry. Guy Price,
Glenn Moore, Irvin Stockert and
Russel Smith were in charge.
At the meeting Monday evening
committees will be named for the
coming year and plans discussed
for Armistice Day celebration.
Village Dump Must be
Kept Clean Officials Say
Those Who Misuse Privilege
Will Lose Right to Leave
Rubbish There
At the present time North Canton residents have a village dump
where they can leave their old tin
cans and lubbish which cannot be
burned. But if they continue vo
abuse the privilege of using the
dump as they have in the past that
privilege will be taken from them.
This warning comes from tiie
village -hall as steps are taken to
assure the residents of a place for
their rubbish. At the present time
vill&gers and residents of surrounding localities are using property
north of-,-town on. l|oute 8. The
land is owned by the Hoover Company which has given permission
for tin cans and other such rubbish
to be dumped there to fill in. hoi is
made by digging for coal.
All rubbish was to be dumped in
the holes to help fill them. However many persons have been scattering rubbish all over the land
and even on neighboring lots; and
the company has stated that this
practice must be stopped.
The village council has hired Roy
Ritz of Aultman to direct unloading of rubbish and keep the place
clean.
Hereafter all those who wish to
use the dumping grounds must secure a card from the' village hall,
free of charge, in order to use the
r